Body Composition What’s our body made of?

The make-up of the body 150 lb man 95 lbs are water 50 lbs are stored fat and protein The rest is glycogen, minerals, and other substances

Making Pie Charts for Body Composition

Change parts to percents 1) What is 95/150 written as a percent to the nearest whole percent? 2) What is 50/150 written as a percent? a) 33%b) 63%c) 0.33%d) 0.63% 3) What is the remaining part (150 – 95 – 50 = ?) 4) What is that part/150 written as a percent? a)5% b)3% c)33% d)0.03%

Draw the chart

Using the Body Composition Percents You can use the percents we found for water, fat/protein, and minerals/glycogen to find out how many pounds of each are in any body. Example Minerals and glycogen make up 3.33% of the human body. How many pounds of minerals and glycogen are in a 45 pound child?

Percent Problems 1)How many pounds of water are in a person weighing 125 pounds? a)78.75 lbs b) 63 lbs c) 100lbs d) lbs 2) How many lbs of fats and proteins make up a 100 lb person? a)5 lbsb) 3 lbsc) 33 lbsd) 55 lbs 3) Using your weight how many lbs of water make up your body?